Ruwen by Kate Rudolph [Review]

Ruwen (Mated to the Alien #1) by Kate Rudolph
Format: ebook
Source: purchased
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Date read: October 19, 2020

Mated to the Alien
1. Ruwan - Paperback | Kindle
2. Tyral
3. Stoan
4. Cyborg
5. Krayter
6. Kayleb
7. Shayn

8. Braxtyn

9. Doryan

Kate Rudolph
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

Dead alien walking...

Ruwen NaNaran knows he's a goner. The curse of his alien species has put a countdown on his life, and he'll be dead before the month is out. Unless he finds his denya, the only woman in the universe who can save him.

Down on her luck and lost in space...

Lis Jaynx just wants to go home. Kidnapped from Earth by unknown foes, she's dropped on a inhospitable planet with little food and no hope. She'll do anything to find a ship to take her back to Earth, but Polai is hostile to all alien life, and Lis is running out of places to hide.

An unexpected chance...

From the moment he sees her, Ru knows Lis is his denya. But she's already wounded and distrustful of aliens, even those who claim they want to help.

Will the explosive chemistry between them be enough to topple Lis's fears? Or will their bond break before it even forms, leaving Ru a dead alien walking and Lis all alone in the black of space.

Thoughts on Ruwen: There's nothing like the threat of death hanging over a person's head - one there's no circumventing unless they find their special someone and the odds of that are pretty slim - to really make someone take reckless chances. To be fair, in Ru's case it worked in his favor. Taking a dangerous job on a planet that doesn't like outsiders is a calculated risk considering he doesn't have much longer to live and it pays off when he stumbles over Lis.

For her part, Lis isn't in the greatest place when she and Ru collide. She's been kidnapped, dumped on an inhospitable-to-humans planet, and she's running on fumes. Her sudden bone-deep attraction to Ru kinda throws her, but she's going to go with it. You know, once she gets over her distrust.

After all, she's had a rough week, why not indulge in a little frisky business with a sexy alien?

Danger, alien space stations, and two fated souls meeting one another despite all the obstacles between them. I love protective, growly aliens and these aliens deliver.